Another auto vs revolver thread

Charlie Mike

Charlie Mike

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Auto vs Standard

My wife drives a standard Saturn. Last year she bought a auto Charger. I've only driven a standard once and it took me 30 minutes to learn that you gotta put the clutch in to turn the motor over. Than God the Army hummers were auto!
 
Everyone should learn to drive a standard. On my daughter's second deployment they had to move a bunch of equipment in a hurry because of a sandstorm moving in. She was the only one in her outfit who could drive a standard! Sad, just sad.
 
Even if you don't regularly drive a stick, you should at least be ABLE to operate one on a basic level in case of emergency.

It's a common story around here, there was a lady out in the woods hunting with her husband and to make a long story short, they had taken his truck out there, he was injured and became unconscious, despite dragging him back to the vehicle and trying as much as she could... he died, because she was unable to even get the vehicle started.

Blah blah blah, learn to drive standard or your loved ones could die.
 
Judging by the boot Charlie Mike, You ride?

If not then sorry. If you can ride, You can drive a standard. Just using a foot instead of a hand.
 
I can't ride... Because of this... I'd be a prospect already if it weren't for my dumbass stupid choice to drive while drunk.

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Sorry to see that. Possible to regain a license after X amount of time?

Anyways, You don't wanna be a bike washer. Be a hammer holder.
 
Blackbilly said:
Sorry to see that. Possible to regain a license after X amount of time?

Anyways, You don't wanna be a bike washer. Be a hammer holder.
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I had some kydex made for my hammer... decent shoulder rig.

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Standard, I like that I have more control. Automatics never do what I want when I want, and what's the fun in not shifting?
 
I won't buy a car, unless it's a standard. Getting really hard to find new cars that are not autos... WTF.
 
I bought my car because it was a standard. They are indeed getting harder and harder to find and that sucks because as I get older I really don't want to go to an automatic.
 
When I was a kid most cars we had were three on the tree,my father taught me to drive when I was 12 just in case he got hurt.I learned so much from him that has helped me all my life.
 
I've been driving for 30 years. I've only had a couple of automatics, but I'll tell you that I'm pretty sick of manual shift. Its no big deal, I'd just rather have the auto. My next vehicle will be automatic. My Wife also can't drive stick, so it limits vehicle options. I did teach my Son to drive stick.

The new autos actually get better mileage than manuals and the auto trucks have higher towing ratings too. I'd really like to try one of the "semi-auto" transmissions with the shifters on the steering column, but they are generally in cars way way out of my price range!
 
Its even getting hard to find some sports cars with a stick. Way more fun to drive, although if I know I'm going to be doing the stop & go, I'll take the auto (wife's).
 
Blackbilly said:
Sorry to see that. Possible to regain a license after X amount of time?
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I could get my license now if I wanted but the insurance rates would bankrupt me. Even with USAA it would be $350 a month! It cost me $1k fine, $1750 to a lawyer (homeboy hookup too), $600 for DUI classes, and then another $100 to get my license reinstated!
 
The stick gets old after a while, even if you don't know it.

When I turned 60 years old, I had surgery on my right rotator cuff. It was really messed up. Even after the operation, my right shoulder was still limited in motion, and I couldn't drive a stick shift anymore. Until then, I had never bought an automatic in any car I owned. The better halfs car was always an auto, but not for me. All my kids learned to drive on my 1966 VW bug. But in September of 2001, after the operation, I sold off my 1991 Toyota pickup, and bought a new 2002 Toyota Tacoma, standard little truck, but with an auto.

It was an awakening.

It was smoother, and I LOVED not shifting anymore. All of a sudden I didn't mind traffic that much anymore. Now, I wished I hadn't been so hard headed all those years. I love automatic trannies!

Carl.
 
Why EVERYONE should know how to drive a standard. 25+ yr ago,camping/fishing with my soon to be wife. Incident with a jon boat, a snapping turtle on a trot line and a single action .22 mag put a big hole in the back of my leg. I'm bleeding profusely and going into shock and the wtb informs me she can't drive the 3 on the tree in my old Dodge p.u.. Managed to talk her into 1st gear and I shifted 2 & 3 before starting to lose conciousness. Made it the 30 mi to the hospital but later had to replace the clutch in the p.u.. She never took it out of 3rd after we started rolling.:thumbup:--KV
 
I took a commercial driving course back around 1969 or so. I specified I wanted to learn on a standard.... The instructor showed up with a huge Chevy "boat" with three-on-the-tree and no power steering.
We spent a whole day on parallel parking and I thought my arms would drop off! Never regretted it, the guy was a great teacher.
I've owned many "stick" autos since, including 5 VW Beetles... However, when we moved to South St. Louis with the forests of stop signs stirring my own became rather tiresome.
I've driven automatics exclusively for the last 15-20 years.
When I started in police work, I was still driving a Beetle. Transitioning back and forth from the little, manual-transmission Bug to the big, powerful, automatic police cruiser was...Interesting.
 
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